Abraham Lincoln: A History, Complete in Ten Volumes

Complete in ten hardcover volumes. Original green cloth, gilt titles and rules. Maps and illustrations throughout. The authors were Lincoln's private secretary and assistant secretary, and also served in various other governmental roles, Hay going on to become Secretary of State under McKinley and Roosevelt. Originally published serially in The Century Magazine beginning in 1886, it remains one of the more exhaustive and personal accounts of the life of the 16th President of the United States, and is notable for the inclusion of facsimiles of original drafts of important documents, most importantly the Emancipation Proclamation. After its publication, another biography of Lincoln based on his personal papers was not released until 1947.